Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Thing 27 - Twitter

Well, I don't think I will officially join twitter but I did watch the you tube video on twitter and did see a segment on the today show on twitter. I also read the blog guide to twitter as well.

Here are the things I learned about twitter:
your posts are 140 characters, the key to success is brevity, some users send out 100s of messages a day. "Twitter is for staying in touch and keeping up with friends no matter where you are or what you're doing". Some people are using twitter to promote an event. I can see how this could be really fast and CHEAP advertising. It is a way for retailers to promote their latest deals. "Live blogging" and "Link sharing" gives bloggers a chance to report live from an event. One comment on the downside to twitter is that this is"yet one more example of a world obsessed with information and a constant need to be instantly gratified".

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